Trust

Over the past few months, God has been teaching me more than I ever thought possible in such a short period of time.

One key aspect of all He has been teaching me is to trust Him, to depend completely on Him alone, and to relinquish my hold on everything else. He is all I need.

"My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." ~ Psalm 63:8

Another important aspect is to spend time with Him. Prayer, Bible study, and fasting are all good, but only if the focus is really on God. I used to think that to grow closer to God I had to read my Bible and pray everyday, and that is a part of it. But, now, I know more fully that to know God more intimately we have to spend time with Him, to dwell in His presence, and to be with Him.

"Be still and know that I am God..." ~ Psalm 46:10a

There are many ways to spend time with God, including Bible study, prayer, music, and anything where our focus is on God, rather than us or anything else in this world.

The final aspect I will highlight here is that fear is in direct opposition to all God wishes to accomplish and is an opposite to trust. To overcome fear, we simply need to trust God, which is much easier said than done but still possible!

"When I am afraid, I will trust in God." ~ Psalm 56:3

Apart from Him, we can do nothing, but all things are possible through Christ who strengthens us. (Taken from John 15:5 and Phil. 4:13)

When the founding fathers of America wrote "In God We Trust" on our money, they encapsulated one of the core truths of the purpose of life: To trust in God.